The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-05-05

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condition were those which had the
care, patronage and influence of
some ch0rch. Do not understand
me, he said, that | would wish TO
establish or ever see established a
sect&rian school, for although |
have been q member Of the Metho.
dist church for about fifty years,
and no one lives who is more devot
ed to the church than | am; vet |
number among the Presbyterian
church and the old Baptist church
many citizens who have been to me
as true and good friends as | ever
found in the Methodist church
that he did not wish the fund to be
under the control of the confer
enee, but "under the control Of the
officers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, established in The
toxin of Pulaski" He remarked
that he had been rejecting upon a
list OF names who would be suitable
trustees and would send the list to
me or hand it to ne on the next
day. On the following day | called
to see him and he handed to me o
list of names which l think was in
complete. Upon my suggesting to
him ii any of the names mentioned
should decline to accept, or die, or
move away, how did he desire the
vacancy to be filled, he promptly
replied by the officers of the Metho-
dist church at Pulaski. About that
time Judge Spofford (his son-in-
law. who bad been upon the su-
preme bench OF the state of Louis
lanai passed the door and | sug
gested we should call him IN and
consult with him. He did so. AT
ter explaining the whole matter to
him, he (Jpdge Spofford) advised
that no trustees should be named,
and the names were accordingly
omitted and the will was written as
directed by Mr.. Martin and by him
signed and acknowledged and wit
messed by these witnesses.
afterwards, during my absence
from home, Mr.. Martin sent Tor
Col. j. B. Stacy and requested him
TO copy the will, leaving out the be-
quest to Giles College, but NOT
changing the will in any other re
spect, as Mr.. Martin told me upon
my return home. The reason he
left out the bequest to Giles Col
lese he explained to me, which it is
unnecessary to state here.
During the Interview with Judge
Spotford, Mr.. Martin again said
once or twice he did not desire the
school ever to be a sectaraa school,
and on the list Of the trustees two
OF them belonged to different
churches than that Of the Metho-
dist church.
After the death of Mr.. Martin
and the probate Of the will it was
very soon ascertained that the in
terest upon the state bonds, which
was all that could be used, and the
! $4,000 would not be Sufficient to
buy the ground and erect suitable
buildings for such q female school
as was desired, and subscriptions
were made by different denomina-
lions, as we'll as by the citizens
generally, to raise fund sufficient
to purchase the necessary building
and grounds, it being the prevailing
sentiment, think with all, that it
was not and never would become
sectarian or denominational school.
deeply regret that any controver-
sy about the action of the board OF
trustees in extending the lease for
three years longer to Misses Hood
and Heron.
81 did not know until the cOmmu-
nications appeared to what churches
they belonged. In my opinion it is
by far the best female school we
have ever had in the town Of Pulas-
hi; as good, in my opinion, as any
in the state OF Tennessee, and /
will go still further, for thorough
education, for gentle, refining and
christian influence which it exerts
upon the young ladies, | do not be
lieve it has q superior il or out of
the state"
| The CITIZEN has profoundest re-
! . for Tho IA
not disregard its request to sup
press further mention of the matter
if we did not consider the request
as manlfestly unfair and designed
to cut off debate after one side only
| had been heard, and in view Of the
further fact that the American last
Monday had five column article,
and the presiding elder himself hav
ing disregarded it himself in a three
column article ia the Onion of
Monday. The people must now
know all the facts
Finally, the complaint as PREFER
ed in the original protest of the
presiding elder is that the college
may now be said to have passed
out Of Methodist control, and suit
is to be brought to recover pos
session. We call the attention of
the public to the fact that the com
plant is utterly without foundation
in fact, because the board of trus
tees to-day are s to l Methodists,
whereas they were only ) to 4
J Methodists ao originally chosen by
f the board of church officers over
whom Mr.. McFerrIn presided,
9 whose sigr ature yet lives Q witness
r to the sanction he gave the act. 1t
thus appears that Methodism pre-
= walls in the composition of Its con-
/ trollers in ratio increased by as
: much as eight-niHths exceeds five
t ninths-nearly doubled. And yet
: the complaint is that it has passed
= out of Methodist control.
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